Xiaomi Mi A1 Special Edition Red launched in India

Back in September, Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi launched the Xiaomi Mi A1 in India – it’s first Android One smartphone that runs stock Android. The phone was initially sold in Black and Gold colors, however, it was recently made available in Rose Gold color as well. Well, last week, Xiaomi launched the Mi A1 Special Edition Red variant in Indonesia, and today, that variant has been launched in India.

As one would expect, the Xiaomi Mi A1 Special Edition Red variant comes in red color, and, being a special edition, it will be available for a limited only. Having said that, apart from the cosmetic difference, the Xiaomi Mi A1 Special Edition Red comes with the same software and hardware under the hood that’s found on other color variants.

It’s powered by Snapdragon 625 SoC which is paired with 4 GB RAM and backed by Adreno 506 GPU. The Mi A1 sports a 5.5-inch Full-HD display which is kept on by a 3080 mAh battery. The Mi A1 being an Android One smartphone runs stock version of Android 7.1.2 Nougat out of the box, and, is expected to receive Android 8.0 Oreo update soon.

That said, the Mi A1 also comes with a dual camera setup at the back which is a combination of one 12 MP wide-angle lens camera and one 12 MP telephoto lens camera. For selfies and video calls, there’s a 5 MP camera on the front.

Xiaomi Mi A1 Special Edition Red Specifications

CPU: 2.0 GHz Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor

RAM: 4 GB

GPU: Adreno 506

Operating System: Android 7.1.2 Nougat (to be upgraded to Android 8.0 Oreo by the end of 2017)